I'LL TAKE MY RADISH TO GO (OPEN)

[karin]

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[atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=style, background-color: #2F2F2F; border-radius: 0px 8px 0px 0px; padding: 30px 5px 10px 0px;] [STYLE=font-family: arial black; font-size: 40px; color: #EDEDED; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: -3px; line-height: 28px; margin-left: -4px;]HAT I'VE BEEN LIVING FOR [/style][STYLE=font-family: arial; font-size: 9px; text-transform: uppercase; line-height: 9px; letter-spacing: -1px; color: #EDEDED; text-align: justify; padding: 0px 15px 0px 15px;]❝ AND NOW YOU'RE KNOCKING ON MY FRONT DOOR, THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN LIVING FOR, EXCUSE ME WHILE I LAUGH MY ASS OFF. ❞ [/style]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=cellpadding,0,true][atrb=width,450,true][atrb=style,background-color: #EDEDED;][atrb=vAlign,top] [STYLE=width: 274px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10px; line-height: 11px; color: #737678; padding: 5px; text-align: justify; border-bottom: #2F2F2F 8px solid;] █ "Radishes! Get your fresh radishes right here! Best in Japan! Buy three radishes today and we'll offer the green onions at half of price!" Anyone in the world would have laughed out loud at the sight of Yukari waving around white radishes but then again the girl was taking her job quite seriously. She was helping an old lady that she really liked while making some cash in her free time. Of course it wasn't much, just enough to buy herself lunch, but most people in the South district weren't swimming in gold and she got what little she could and was grateful for it. It did give her some sort of prideful feeling knowing that she was independent in some way from her family. Of course she could have gotten a better job...no, not really. Every job she had so far it ended up with her breaking something or someone and she was happy that Hana obaasan hadn't heard of her reputation. "Thank you again for helping me, Yukari-chan. I'm sure you have better things to do in the afternoon than wasting your time with this old lady." Yukari just smiled before shacking her head. She really had nothing better to do except studying and she gave that up about half an hour after she began her math homework. She should really try harder but then again her brain was simply not made for these kind of things. Sure she had a fast wit, no one could beat her creativity when it came to insults and good reflexes but the school wasn't interested in these qualities. The only subject she was good at was PE but that won't be enough to compensate for her otherwise bad grades. "Don't worry about it, obaasan, I like helping you out. Plus, with this heat all the money you'll give me will be well spent on ice cream." She almost drooled at the thought but quickly composed herself. It wouldn't look right in front of the customers. The old woman was about to answer back but was cut short when a group of thugs made their way to her stand. They grinned at both of them while checking the vegetables. "Oh, looks like you have some pretty good crops here obaachan." "Yeah, yeah, you wouldn't want anything bad happening to them." "Of course for a certain price we could-" "Get the hell out of here before I knock you so hard you'll wet your panties?" Ah there it goes again, her big mouth that simply wouldn't stay shut not even if superglued. "What was that, brat?" One of the thugs, a smelly pig with a nasty haircut, grabbed Yukari by the collar and pulled her closer to him. She could feel his breath and it stank of cheap alcohol and expired cheese. Of course everyone around turned their their backs at her wanting nothing to do with the fight. It was the most natural sight in the South district and people were usually too afraid to do anything about it. "Deaf and stupid, huh? Mommy must have called you a special snowflake when you were a kid but then you realized she was just lying to herself because she couldn't believe she had given birth to such a waste of flesh." Oh boy, she really crossed the line now. No point in going back and apologize, she knew a fight was the only outcome. She only had this job for two days though and she didn't want to get fired but her temper got the best of her...again! The thug turned red and Yukari could have sworn that she saw a vein pop. Before he had any time to strike, her foot lifted from the ground and she quickly kicked him in the stomach. He let out a growl of pain and fell to his knees while the brunette girl quickly took advantage a planted her fist in his mouth. Falling on the ground, the man began to cough blood and his companions took a step back in shock and fright. "Don't just stand there, you morons! Kill her!" Oh yey more friends joining the party! This situation couldn't have gotten any worse even if a dozen bulls were to had been set free. Several pairs of hands reached for her in order to send the brunette to her grave but their owners quickly found themselves in the same situation as their leaders. With bloody noses, swollen lips and eyes that will soon turn purple, the thugs were staring now at her like she was the devil sent to drag them to hell. "Okay cupcakes this is what we're gonna do. You'll never bother Hana obaasan again or I'll strip you of your spinal cords, poke out your eyeballs, let the dogs piss on them and then make you eat those dogs' shit. And that's only if I'm in a good mood. Now hurry up and get the hell out of here, your mommies are probably worried sick you being out past your curfews and everything." They gathered themselves up, their pride nowhere to be found, and dusted their clothes while glaring at Yukari. After they were long gone she turned to look at the old woman before chewing on her bottom lip. "Obaasan, I'm so sorry! I-" "My, you were so energetic when dealing with those young men, Yukari-chan! I really made a good choice when hiring such a pleasant girl like yourself." "So I'm not getting fired?" "Why would I fire Yukari-chan? You've been a great help until now!" The old woman smiled pleasantly and Yukari didn't know if she was the kindest soul on the planet or simply mental. She was starting to lean towards the second explanation. "tTThank you, obaasan! I'll work hard!" And just as she finished those words she noticed a shadow looming over their stand. "Ah welcome, welcome dear customer! Would you be interested in buying some radish? We have a discount for the green onions if you do!" [/style]

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[ICHIHARA TAKASHI]

[atrb=border,0,btable][atrb=style,width: 350px; padding: 0 5 20 10; background: url(http://i51.tinypic.com/2v3gcup.jpg);] [atrb=cellpadding,0][atrb=cellspacing,0][style=background-color: #fff; padding: 3px;] "] "] [/style] [atrb=style,width: 315px;][atrb=cellpadding,0][atrb=cellspacing,0][style=background-color: #fff; border-top-style: dotted; border-top-color: #e5e5e5; font-size:9px; line-height:11px; font-family:helvetica; text-align:center;]Who: Yu-chan Words: 1016 Notes: Just had to xD[/style] [style=background-color: #ffffff; opacity: 0.7; overflow: auto; width: 315px; height: 400px; padding: 7px; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; color: #222222; text-align: justify;]"Therefore a victorious army first wins and then seeks battle; a defeated army first battles and then seeks victory." These were the words that Takashi read from the "Formations" section for the 'Art Of War'. True to his strategic nature, the boy often read this book to keep his mine sharp like a razorblade. As a strategist, you are the person who tells you're general the best course of action before a battle is ensued. You must logically devise a plan to win without fighting, to gain victory before sending troops to execute the orders you've set. That being said, in order to properly win a battle without doing battle, you must first know what terrain you are fighting on and find what is advantageous for you. In the case of the south district here, this place was perfectly designed for guerilla warfare. Traps and sneak attacks from the various alleyways and rooftops would be a great advantage in the case of a fight between two Yakuza families or perhaps even between two schools. Continuing on, once you've mapped out the terrain, the next thing you must know of is the opposing force. Should the opposing force be weaker than you then in most case of a good general, you've already won. Should the opponent be of the same strength as you, then look for weak spots. If a group of girls and guys were fighting on the left then that means you needed to ambush them from the right. Lastly, should you're opponent be stronger than you, it'd be best to avoid them and wait until there is an opening. Of course if you are the weaker force but the enemy is unknowing of the terrain then you have the upper hand. "Takashi. Hey! Takashi!" A voice yelled. The boy was finally brought out of his world by a firm punch to his stomach leaving him to gasp for air as he rolled off the couch holding his stomach in a slight pain. Looking up at his uncle, Takashi only sighed. Make no mistake, he was already thinking of ways to get the man back in his sleep. It wouldn't at all be today BUT it would be coming to him soon. "This better be good or I'm punching you in the balls." Takashi said slowly gathering himself up from off the floor. There was a look of guilt on his uncle's face and that's when Taka knew that this wasn't all that important. Digging into his pocket, his uncle handed him a large amount of yen bills with a graceful smile on his face. Takashi took the bills placing them in his pocket. "Do me a favor. Go buy some green onions and radishes for me. Oh and waste some time while you're at it because I'm going to be doing a few things. Don't worry I'll text you when you can come back. Oh and keep the change." The man said and Takashi only grinned. Letting him out in the South district for a few hours meant that shit was going to get destroyed. Plus he had more than enough cash to buy food to recover energy. "Alright I forgive you. Though I'm guessing you want to go all the way to Hana obaasan to buy these to kill time?" Takashi asked already heading over to his shoes. "Yes and try not to kill anyone, you better be carrying around the non-lethal stuff. Grenades are LETHAL. Landmines are also lethal. Basically what I'm saying here is, explosives are a no-no." Takashi nodded at him grabbing his bag and heading for the door. Placing his hand on the door knob, Takashi looked back at his uncle with a grin. "No promises." Takashi laughed opening the door and closing it. Now...which way was Yokobo again? Once he actually found his way, it took him not too long to get to that area (Yokobo Alley), from the apartment district. For the most part everything seemed quite peaceful. This was good, if the area was peaceful then there would be less trouble caused by the black haired kid. This was also good considering that currently he had a gun loaded with rubber bullets, two flashbangs, three stun grenades, two frag grenades, and extra lethal and non lethal magazines for said pistol. Other than the gun, everything else was tucked away in his bag. The peaceful continued as Takashi began getting closer to his destination. That was when he saw those thugs that he too had laid out multiple times. They actually attend Hyaku and caused trouble. As a Disciplinary Committee member, it was his job to stop them from causing trouble. Jeez didn't they learn from the last soap filled landmine incident? With a sigh he'd approach them wondering just who the hell beat them up. "Damn I think this person did a better job than me. What the hell did you all do this time?" "None of your damn business. Now do me a favor and move before we move you." Wow they really are dense. Takashi obliged and stepped out of the way for them to past taking out that pistol as he did so. Aiming for the alpha males head, he fired off the bullet and dropped. Once his buddies turned around, Takashi did not hesitate to pull the trigger and he dropped them also. Satisfied, Takashi decided to throw the weapon his bookbag and continue on his way. At last he had finally reached the stand though he seemed to pick up on a familiar face. Now Takashi could spot Yukari from a mile away and he only guessed that with her temper, she was to blame for those poor bastards current state. "Ah welcome, welcome dear customer! Would you be interested in buying some radish? We have a discount for the green onions if you do!" "Alright Yukari-Chan, I'll buy five radishes and three green onions. Oh by the way, I ran into a few thugs who I had to disable via non-lethal bullets. I'm only guessing you were the one who brought justice to their faces?" [/style]

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[karin]

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[atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=style, background-color: #2F2F2F; border-radius: 0px 8px 0px 0px; padding: 30px 5px 10px 0px;] [STYLE=font-family: arial black; font-size: 40px; color: #EDEDED; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: -3px; line-height: 28px; margin-left: -4px;]HAT I'VE BEEN LIVING FOR [/style][STYLE=font-family: arial; font-size: 9px; text-transform: uppercase; line-height: 9px; letter-spacing: -1px; color: #EDEDED; text-align: justify; padding: 0px 15px 0px 15px;]❝ AND NOW YOU'RE KNOCKING ON MY FRONT DOOR, THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN LIVING FOR, EXCUSE ME WHILE I LAUGH MY ASS OFF. ❞ [/style]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=cellpadding,0,true][atrb=width,450,true][atrb=style,background-color: #EDEDED;][atrb=vAlign,top] [STYLE=width: 274px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10px; line-height: 11px; color: #737678; padding: 5px; text-align: justify; border-bottom: #2F2F2F 8px solid;] █ Yukari looked up at her customer and her eyes quickly widen in excitement. "Taka! What's with you here? You're not exactly the Yokobo type." Someone from his family members must have tricked him to go shopping. Her cheeks flushed red and she glanced at Hana at the mention of the thugs but the old woman just continued to smile pleasantly at the two of them. "Y-Yeah they were looking for trouble, trying to get money out of obaasan. So you shot them? That should send the message even through those thick heads of theirs." She quickly took a bag and placed his order before taking the money and putting it in a small box. She offered him the change and the vegetable before grinning from ear to ear. "Thank you for shopping at us, customer-san! I suggest you use them in a salad, they go well with red meat." Although she loved food and she loved cooking she was a complete disaster at it and many people who had the courage (or insanity) to try her cooking ended up on a straight trip to the hospital. "I hope you enjoy them, Taka-chan! Ne~ come and visit obaachan more often, okay?" She gently pulled on his cheek before turning to look at Yukari. "Why don't we call it a day, Yukari-chan? My son will be here any minute to drive me home and I wouldn't want you to be late for dinner." She took some money from the small gray box and handed them to the girl. "Obaasan! This is not the amount we talked about! It's way too much!" She had just payed her double of what she had promised. "Now, now. That was for the extra service. Buy yourself some ice cream and obaachan will see you tomorrow." She waved at the two of them as her son approached the stand ready to help clean up and to take the old woman home. Yukari glanced at Takashi before gesturing him to follow her. She walked towards the small stands near the entrance of the alley where the sweets could be found. Her chocolate eyes traveled to the book he had with him and she offered a sly smirk. "I can't believe you're reading that again! Don't you know it by heart by now?" Unlike himself, Yukari based most of her actions on her instincts and rarely was she wrong. She wasn't the type to make plans or battle strategies, from that point of view for an opponent she was troublesome because she was unpredictable. "So, what should we do today now that I'm free? " As they reached the ice cream stand Yukari extended her fingers and showed two. They only had chocolate and vanilla flavors so there wasn't much to pick from. "We could go to Erukuru to see if they brought in any new manga." She took the two ice cream cones and handed the vendor the money. "Or we could go to the park. Would be closer to home for you and we could just hang around and talk." Hang around and talk, yeah right. Somehow she knew they were going to get into trouble by the time they reached their destination. When they were by themselves they were pretty dangerous but together they were right down criminal. "Here you go." She gave him his ice cream before licking her own and shivering in pleasure. "This time it's my treat but next time it's yours." She kind of felt proud to be able to treat Takashi event with something as cheap as ice cream. Since she was never able to keep a job until now, this was her first pay and that made her giddy to be able to buy something for her friend for once. Not that her family was poor but then again they weren't rich either and even from a young age Yukari had learned the value of money and not to spend it rashly. "What's the plan, Stratagem?." [/style]

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[ICHIHARA TAKASHI]

[atrb=border,0,btable][atrb=style,width: 350px; padding: 0 5 20 10; background: url(http://i51.tinypic.com/2v3gcup.jpg);] [atrb=cellpadding,0][atrb=cellspacing,0][style=background-color: #fff; padding: 3px;] "] "] [/style] [atrb=style,width: 315px;][atrb=cellpadding,0][atrb=cellspacing,0][style=background-color: #fff; border-top-style: dotted; border-top-color: #e5e5e5; font-size:9px; line-height:11px; font-family:helvetica; text-align:center;]Who: Yu-chan Words:553 Notes: Haha who knows.[/style] [style=background-color: #ffffff; opacity: 0.7; overflow: auto; width: 315px; height: 400px; padding: 7px; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; color: #222222; text-align: justify;]"Eh family errands." Takashi said with a grin. As Yukari handed him the radishes and also took the money from him, she began to tell him about what happened with the thugs which only made the male laugh a bit. "Y-Yeah they were looking for trouble, trying to get money out of obaasan. So you shot them? That should send the message even through those thick heads of theirs." "I highly doubt it. They go to my school and they cause trouble despite my best non lethal attempts." Takashi said with a slight sigh. The male took the change placing it in his pocket and then proceeded to place the vegetables inside his book bag. Hmm, the art of war was also in his bag and reading that seemed good unless Yukari decided to drag him along somewhere. "I hope you enjoy them, Taka-chan! Ne~ come and visit obaachan more often, okay?" She said pulling on his cheek. It caused him to nod and grin and the nice old lady. As Taka was getting ready to be on his way, he heard Hana obaasan tell Yukari to take the day off. He decided it would be best to wait and see if Yukari wanted to go do something fun. After all he couldn't exactly go straight back to his uncle's place since he was out and probably removed the key from its usual hiding place. Takashi's only guess was that his uncle had kicked him out so that he could go about doing things with that woman he's been seeing lately. If this really were the case then it would be in the best interest to stay the hell away from the apartment. Once obaasan let Yukari go, Takashi followed her as he read the book. He was still in the "formations" section of the book and this specific section was pretty important. To be formless and to flow in an unpredictable way as to make your opponents hesitant and confused, that was truly something Takashi knew how to do, kind of like the girl who he was following. "I do but I still read to practice my tactics. How do you think I get us outta the trouble you seem to put us in." Takashi teased. As they reached the ice cream stand, Takashi decided to put the book back into the bookbag so that he could actually pay more attention to Yukari. It should be noted that he just finished that section so he was going to put away the book regardless. "The park seems nice though I think we may run into couples at the park and trouble before we get there. Though neither of those should be a *click* problem." Takashi said reloading the pistol with a new non lethal magazine. He did not take it out his bag but it wasn't wise to walk around with a gun missing a few bullets. Closing the bag and getting up from off the floor, Takashi was met with vanilla ice cream that he happily accepted from the girl. Licking the ice cream, he found quite a delight from the treat. "Thanks, I'll be sure to pay you back. Hmm when I think of something I'll text ya but for now just lead the way." Takashi grinned continuing to enjoy the ice cream. [/style]

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[karin]

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[atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=style, background-color: #2F2F2F; border-radius: 0px 8px 0px 0px; padding: 30px 5px 10px 0px;] [STYLE=font-family: arial black; font-size: 40px; color: #EDEDED; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: -3px; line-height: 28px; margin-left: -4px;]HAT I'VE BEEN LIVING FOR [/style][STYLE=font-family: arial; font-size: 9px; text-transform: uppercase; line-height: 9px; letter-spacing: -1px; color: #EDEDED; text-align: justify; padding: 0px 15px 0px 15px;]❝ AND NOW YOU'RE KNOCKING ON MY FRONT DOOR, THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN LIVING FOR, EXCUSE ME WHILE I LAUGH MY ASS OFF. ❞ [/style]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=cellpadding,0,true][atrb=width,450,true][atrb=style,background-color: #EDEDED;][atrb=vAlign,top] [STYLE=width: 274px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10px; line-height: 11px; color: #737678; padding: 5px; text-align: justify; border-bottom: #2F2F2F 8px solid;] █ "Oh eww! Seriously I'd rather be spared from watching teens high on hormones making out in public places." She shook her head with a look of complete disgust. Well, not to be overly dramatic since she didn't hate romance or anything but she felt...awkward when the subject was brought up. Yukari never dated, obviously never had a boyfriend and the closes she got to a base with a boy was a kiss on the cheek when she was 10. It was at a birthday party and they played truth or dare and one of the girls dared the birthday boy to kiss Yukari. After looking like he was going to puke, reluctantly he did so but the brunette girl didn't appreciate the disgusted sounds he made afterward so she beat the crap out of him. Needlessly to say that he didn't invite her to anymore birthday parties. That upset her greatly since his parents were bakers and he had the most delicious birthday cakes. "Nothing to do huh? Well I should probably head back home and finish my homework for math but then again I dread the idea. I wonder if Chi is busy cause I could definitely use her help." She should really work harder or otherwise she was going to fail this subject. Yukari wanted to be a better student but she failed miserably at it. Every time she tried to study her mind would drift to random things such as ponies, rainbows, food, boxing, Spanish telenovelas and for some weird reason manly men wearing maid outfits (this is pretty much how her brain worked). The Hanazaki family wasn't exactly academic oriented (at least not the branch she was part of). They were far from being stupid but they simply valued other things in life. Yukari on the other hand wanted to give it her all and graduate from high school so that she could later attend university. The wild life, the getting into trouble and picking fights was definitely an aspect of her life but only half of it. She wanted the other half as well and she knew she could get better in school if she gave it her best. "Oh Taka! I completely forgot! Do you know what happened at school today? That idiot Fukunawa Makoto got stuck into a tree! T-Then he pissed off Chi-chan and she was like spitting fire and ready to strangle him! Seriously it was better than a Korean drama!" By now she was shaking due to laughter and grabbed him by the arm in order to sustain herself. "I kind of felt bad for him though, being surrounded by so many crazy girls who wanted his panties, cause no one can convince me that Fukunawa actually wears boxers." She didn't despise Makoto but then again she wasn't crazy about him either. He seemed very...normal to her. A bit of an air head but definitely nothing worth fancying over. Chihiro on the other hand hated him and she took every chance she got to chew on his flesh. "Anything good happened at your school today?" She kind of hated that they were forced into different institutes and she couldn't hang out with Takashi during school. Except for a few close friends she wasn't very fond of the female population. Maybe because they were always too scared of her with the rumor in school about Yukari being part of the yakuza so she definitely felt more comfortable around guys. Okay, not all guys, not really seeing as how some of them weren't better than her schoolmates. They treated Yukari like some kind of bakemono with no sex appeal or cute traits. Well fuck them, she didn't need anyone's approval and she was very content with the small number of friends she did have. They weren't many but they were everything she could have asked for and Takashi was one of them. [/style]

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[ICHIHARA TAKASHI]

[atrb=border,0,btable][atrb=style,width: 350px; padding: 0 5 20 10; background: url(http://i51.tinypic.com/2v3gcup.jpg);] [atrb=cellpadding,0][atrb=cellspacing,0][style=background-color: #fff; padding: 3px;] "] "] [/style] [atrb=style,width: 315px;][atrb=cellpadding,0][atrb=cellspacing,0][style=background-color: #fff; border-top-style: dotted; border-top-color: #e5e5e5; font-size:9px; line-height:11px; font-family:helvetica; text-align:center;]Who: Yu-chan Words:852 Notes: Is all cool, I was all passed out from lack of sleep yesterday.[/style] [style=background-color: #ffffff; opacity: 0.7; overflow: auto; width: 315px; height: 400px; padding: 7px; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; color: #222222; text-align: justify;]Takashi only laughed at get statement. Not like he could exactly blame her either. Sure people watching was interesting but to be watching couples with a friend you were already close to ESPECIALLY when that person is a girl kind of spurs you to do stupid things that you may or may not regret. "Still dwelling on what happened when you were ten? That story everytime I remember it makes me laugh. Y'know you didn't have to beat the kid up. I mean I still think it was wrong of him to make those faces and all, especially since you're actually cute." Takashi said naturally going back to finishing the ice cream. Truth be told, despite her tomboyish nature and freakish amount of strength, in Takashi's opinion, Yukari was pretty damn attractive but as it was, most guys were afraid of a girl stronger than them. This guy was basically a walking hazard so if a girl was stronger than him then he didn't really care. Hands down, Takashi could easily take Yukari on in a fight but knowingly so he'd lose because the margin of strength wasn't too large but large enough to put things in Yukari's favor. On the tactical side of things, Takashi won. Guess that's why they were so dangerous together, one was the brains and the other was the brawns. Throw Chihiro in there and it was basically an unstoppable trio. As she continued on to dismiss the idea of going to the park, Taka was a bit surprises that she even mentioned homework. Takashi was pretty average with his grades but Yukari and school work was a lost cause. As much as he'd love to offer his services, he forgot to bring the taser with him. Using a taser, yes a freaking taser was the way that Takashi had to use to make her pay attention. "I'd help out with the homework but I don't have my electric buddy with me today, worse that those rubber bullets might make you hit me and I'd rather not end up in the hospital today." He would of added that her food did that to him normally but she really just trying to be more efficient at home and he had to be more supportive than a downer. Despite the fact that he knew Yukari's food would probably kill him one day, he still ate it everytime she made food. The greatest part of that tragedy was that he would always manage to eat everything before feeling sick or passing out on her floor. You'd be shocked that he regrets nothing. "Oh Taka! I completely forgot! Do you know what happened at school today? That idiot Fukunawa Makoto got stuck into a tree! T-Then he pissed off Chi-chan and she was like spitting fire and ready to strangle him! Seriously it was better than a Korean drama!" Yukari stated grabbing on to him as she laughed. Oh yeah he knew about it. It only caused him to sigh from that guys stupidity. Really? A tree? Chi-Chan really should of killed him when she had the chance. Takashi made a mental note to scare him with a dummy frag grenade. "I kind of felt bad for him though, being surrounded by so many crazy girls who wanted his panties, cause no one can convince me that Fukunawa actually wears boxers." She continued on. "Yare Yare, I heard. I swear I'm gonna plant a flash bang in his locker one day. Just for the fun of it! It might teach him to NOT get stuck in trees." Takashi facepalmed. Once she seemed to be finished with her story, she asked Taka if anything interesting happened at school today. Hmm well there was that one thing that happened today. See Takashi was experimenting to see just how stupid the student body was. He clearly stated that if anyone decided to cut class on the rooftops today that they'd be shot on sight and a soap mine might go off if they got caught trying to sneak over to the girls side. Well as you know, the soap mine was designated to stop girls from trespassing. Only a few people actually know how to get around, Yukari being one of them. "Remember that explosion? That was one of the soap mines going off. A few guys tried to sneak over and they got caught like morons. Oh and I finally got to use those new set of rubber bullets for the Sub Machine Gun. Sadly a teacher wad coming as I was using it so I had to toss it off the roof. I recovered it at least haha. Still enough about our days, we really gotta find something to go do. We could always head back to you're place or do what we do best and go look for trouble. Its all on you, I'm just planning the exit strategy." Takashi said giving her a wink. Some might find their actions odd but it was all just in good fun. [/style]

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[atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=style, background-color: #2F2F2F; border-radius: 0px 8px 0px 0px; padding: 30px 5px 10px 0px;] [STYLE=font-family: arial black; font-size: 40px; color: #EDEDED; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: -3px; line-height: 28px; margin-left: -4px;]HAT I'VE BEEN LIVING FOR [/style][STYLE=font-family: arial; font-size: 9px; text-transform: uppercase; line-height: 9px; letter-spacing: -1px; color: #EDEDED; text-align: justify; padding: 0px 15px 0px 15px;]❝ AND NOW YOU'RE KNOCKING ON MY FRONT DOOR, THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN LIVING FOR, EXCUSE ME WHILE I LAUGH MY ASS OFF. ❞ [/style]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=cellpadding,0,true][atrb=width,450,true][atrb=style,background-color: #EDEDED;][atrb=vAlign,top] [STYLE=width: 274px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10px; line-height: 11px; color: #737678; padding: 5px; text-align: justify; border-bottom: #2F2F2F 8px solid;] █ Yukari's cheeks flushed but the reason for the sudden blood flow was unknown to her. Was she embarrassed because Takashi was poking fun of her or was it because she wasn't used to receive compliments especially the ones concerning her looks. "That jerk deserved it and I can't believe you still remember!" She gave him a playful nudge before continuing licking her ice cream. When he mentioned the corporal punishments he could give her if she didn't pay attention to school work she felt her brow twitching in annoyance. "You sadistic pervert, you really enjoy seeing me hurt, huh? Next thing you know you're going all BDSM on me!" Despite her accusing tone her eyes sparkled in mischief obviously showing she wasn't mad. Well his methods might hurt a bit but then again she was aware that this was the only way for her to pay attention. As she listened to Takashi talking about his day she almost chocked with her ice cream before snorting loudly, a very unlady thing to do. She burst into another set of giggles and chuckles just imagining the idiots who came across Takashi's mines. When he mentioned heading over to her place a grin spread on her face and she nodded. "No one's home anyway. Otouchan and kaasan are out of town until tomorrow and obaachan is out with her friends." They were probably at some bar or at the pachiko parlor yet they claimed they were just going out for tea and sweet beans. She was kind of amazed by the fact that her grandmother and most of the old ladies from her group could still live such an energetic life despite their age. She gestured him to follow her before quickly finishing her ice cream. The walk towards her house had been pretty quiet and Yukari found that annoying to say the least. She gave Takashi quick glances before her chocolate colored eyes narrowed. She could not ignore the fact that even if she saw the boy as one of her closes friends there was recently an awkward vibe between them. She wondered if it was mostly because of her or if she did something to provoke it. Not the first time she did something stupid or upset someone without realizing it, if anything she was a specialist at being clueless. As they reached her home she pushed the gate open before letting him pass and then closing it again. No one dared to mess with the Hanazaki's family home and dojo but you could never be too sure about the drunkards in the South district. Her house has a spacious garden and in the back her mother grew a few vegetables. Glued to the house was the impressive dojo, still one of Midori's best where her father trained his students. The house in which they lived was old fashioned with sliding doors and tatami floors. It had many rooms for the small number of current occupants but in the days the dojo was a home for many students who came from everywhere in Japan in order to master the art of fighting. Nowadays the rooms were just used for storage and sometimes guest rooms for friends. "So what do you wanna do? We could grab some snacks and watch something or we could just go to the dojo and have a little match. Don't worry, I'm not gonna beat you too badly. Wouldn't want some poor girl crying over your ruined looks." She offered him a foxy grin as she kept teasing the boy. She slide her shoes off and pointed her index fingers in two directions. One was the safe zone for the milk and cookies and the other the war zone where she would show him that even after all these years she could still kick his ass. Although, and she hated to admit it, Taklashi just kept getting better and better. Maybe one day he would be able to defeat her but that day had not yet to come. [/style]

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[ICHIHARA TAKASHI]

[atrb=border,0,btable][atrb=style,width: 350px; padding: 0 5 20 10; background: url(http://i51.tinypic.com/2v3gcup.jpg);] [atrb=cellpadding,0][atrb=cellspacing,0][style=background-color: #fff; padding: 3px;] "] "] [/style] [atrb=style,width: 315px;][atrb=cellpadding,0][atrb=cellspacing,0][style=background-color: #fff; border-top-style: dotted; border-top-color: #e5e5e5; font-size:9px; line-height:11px; font-family:helvetica; text-align:center;]Who: Yu-chan Words:612 Notes: It's okay xD. Now to push the Takakari pairing.[/style] [style=background-color: #ffffff; opacity: 0.7; overflow: auto; width: 315px; height: 400px; padding: 7px; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; color: #222222; text-align: justify;]No-one home? It'd just be the two of them. Well Takashi really had no problem with that actually. It wouldn't be the first time and it probably wouldn't be the last time. It was just that thing have been really weird between the two lately. Well probably it was all Takashi's fault. Naturally, Takashi passes the blame to Chihiro and Nagisa. The both of them keeping pounding into his head that he and Yukari are a match and that he and Yukari need to hook up and etc. Things like that really messes with friendships and yet he was really thinking about it. It was that thinking that kept him quiet for the walk to her home. While he did of course meet her glances, he did always just look at the ground soon after. The main question was did he like Yukari. It was obvious to the astute observer that he did but he did not want to admit it. The boy did not want to ruin what he had with her but at the same time, it could be more. If only if he could figure out if she somehow by some freaking miracle, she felt the same way. It would be nice...to have Yukari as a girlfriend. Sure, she didn't really have too much feminine sex appeal to her BUT she was undeniably cute. It was really because guys hated girls stronger than them but Taka really didn't mind that at all. Plus Yukari was amazing as a person. She had her bad habits but she was still a great person to be around. Amazing was the only world he think of. Once they reached the home, nostalgia hit Takashi as always. This is where Takashi trained in martial arts. It was here that Takashi met Yukari all those years ago. Those were really some fun times, when girlfriends and relationships and all that stuff were nothing but a laughable thought. Being a teenager really does change everything. Then again the boy was eighteen, he was practically an adult. Growing up sucks yeah that was for sure but they were all going to have to grow up sometime. With the question of safety or danger, Takashi grinned. Hmm well it HAS been sometime since their last spar and Takashi truly has been getting better. Perhaps he could make this interesting today and he was totally up for it. "Is that even a question? The Dojo first, snacks after! If anything, I'll just sleep in the guest room if you beat me too bad though you'll have to turn into nurse Yukari...ehehe you in a nurses outfit actually sounds pretty darn hot." Takashi teased as he took his shoe's off. Without further hesitation, he grabbed her hands and led her to the dojo. Even after all this time, he still remembered where it was. Once they actually reached inside after sliding a few doors open and closed, Takashi stopped letting of her hand as he turned around. It just hit him and he felt stupid for not asking earlier. Of course he was embarrassed by this so naturally he was blushing. "B-By the way. Umm I'm not sure if you remembered but there's supposed to be a mixer at that hotel in the west and umm...would you like to be my date? I UH completely understand if you say no but...it'd be fun if we went together..." Great job Takashi. Well if she said yes, he'd probably be uncontrollably happy and if not, well he could take his frustrations out on this little spar. Regardless of what happened, he wasn't planning on going easy on her. [/style]

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